Chinatown is being evacuated in B'Ham, BBC is reporting that this could be VERY serious now, people are being able to leave the city centre, but NO ONE is being allowed in.
It's sounds like mayhem there.
Trouble in Rome though.
This is a very fast moving situation.
The police are taking this very seriously.
According to the Beeb, in the Midlands alone, there have been several false alarms in the last few days alone.
There are reportedly 4,000 people on the street as a result of this alert.
News conference at 2200 BST.